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India's Railway Minister from 1947 until 2023: Verify Names, Position, and  Party


The fourth-largest rail network in the world is in India. Additionally, Indian Railways ranks as the eighth-largest employer globally. These data highlight how vital it is for a railway minister to do their job. India has had 41 railway ministers between 1947 and 2023. Thankfully, every minister has performed admirably. Today, the Indian government's railway department is regarded as one of the most dependable ones.

Ashwini Vaishnaw – Current Railway Minister of India

Ashwini Vaishnaw is the current Union Minister for Railways. Vaishnaw, who was born on July 18th, 1970, was a former IAS official. He joined the BJP in 2019 and represents the state of Odisha in parliament.

As a cadre member from Odisha, Vaishnaw joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1994. He has performed a variety of jobs in Odisha, including those of district collector in the districts of Cuttack and Balasore.

He was promoted to deputy chairman of the Mormugao Port Trust in 2006, and he continued there for the next two years. He eventually left the civil service in 2010 to work in the private sector. Vaishnaw won the Rajya Sabha election without running against anyone with the help of Biju Janata Dal.

John Matthai – First Railway Minister of India

Economist John Matthai served as India's first Minister of Railways. On January 10, 1886, he was born into a Syrian Christian Anglican family. He was also India's Finance Minister. In addition, John Matthi served as the State Bank of India's first governor when it was founded in 1955. He was a founding member of the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) Board of Directors in New Delhi.

He received the Padma Shri Award in 1954 from the Indian government, the fourth-highest honour given to an Indian civilian, in recognition of his contributions to society. In 1959, he received the Padma Vibhushan. Verghese Kurien, his nephew, is widely regarded as the main brains behind India's White Revolution.

NOTE:-John Matthai served as India's first independent railway minister. Asaf Ali, on the other hand, served as the interim minister of railways under Pt. Nehru's leadership from September 2, 1946, until August 14, 1947. 

Mamata Banerjee – First Women Railway Minister of India

India's Railway Minister was Mamata Banerjee twice. She is the nation's first female minister of railroads. She is also the second female coal minister and the minister for youth sports, women's issues, and human resources development.


Mamata Banerjee is the West Bengal chief minister at the moment. Banerjee was raised by Bengali Hindu Brahmins in Calcutta. When she was 17 years old, her father passed away from a lack of medical care. She gained media prominence in 1975 when, during a demonstration, she danced on the car of socialist leader and activist Jayaprakash Narayan.

In the Lok Sabha well on December 11th, she grabbed Samajwadi MP Daroga Prasad Saroj's collar. Mamata Banerjee received an invitation to the Rome World Peace Conference in 2021. The only Indian invited to the gathering was her.


List of All Railway Ministers From 1947 to 2023

On the Prime Minister's proposal, the President of India appoints the Railway Minister. The Prime Minister has the responsibility of running the ministry if the position of Minister of Railways becomes vacant for any reason. Here is a list of every Indian railway minister since independence.

NameTenureParty
John Mathai15 August 1947 to 22 September 1948Indian National Congress
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar22 September 1948 to 13 May 1952Indian National Congress
Lal Bahadur Shastri13 May 1952 to 7 December 1956Indian National Congress
Jagjivan Ram7 December 1956 to 10 April 1962Indian National Congress
Swaran Singh10 April 1962 to 21 September 1963Indian National Congress
H.C. Dasappa21 September to 1963 8 June 1964Indian National Congress
S.K. Patil9 June 1964 to 12 March 1967Indian National Congress
C.M. Poonacha13 March 1967 to 14 February 1969Indian National Congress
Ram Subhag Singh14 February 1969 to 4 November 1969Indian National Congress
Panampilly Govinda Menon4 November 1969 to 18 February 1970Indian National Congress
Gulzarilal Nanda18 February 1970 to 17 March 1971Indian National Congress
K. Hanumanthaiah18 March 1971 to 22 July 1972Indian National Congress
T.A. Pai23 July 1972 to 4 February 1973Indian National Congress
Lalit Narayan Mishra5 February 1973 to 2 January 1975Indian National Congress
Kamlapati Tripathi11 February 1975 to 23 March 1977Indian National Congress
Madhu Dandavate26 March 1977 to 28 July 1979Janata Party
T.A. Pai30 July 1979 to 14 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Kamalapati Tripathi14 January 1980 to 12 November 1980Indian National Congress
Kedar Pandey12 November 1980 to 14 January 1982Indian National Congress
Prakash Chandra Sethi15 January 1982 to 2 September 1982Indian National Congress
A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury2 September 1982 to 31 December 1984Indian National Congress
Bansi Lal31 December 1984 to 24 June 1986Indian National Congress
Mohsina Kidwai24 June 1986 to 21 October 1986Indian National Congress
Madhavrao Scindia22 October 1986 to 2 December 1989Indian National Congress
George Fernandes2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990Janata Dal
Janeshwar Mishra21 November 1990 to 21 June 1991Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
C.K. Jaffer Sharief21 June 1991 to 17 October 1995Indian National Congress
Ram Vilas Paswan1 June 1996 to 19 March 1998Janata Dal (United Front)
Nitish Kumar19 March 1998 to 5 August 1999Samata Party
Ram Naik6 August 1999 to 13 October 1999Bharatiya Janata Party
Mamata Banerjee13 October 1999 to 15 March 2001All India Trinamool Congress
Nitish Kumar20 March 2001 to 22 May 2004Janata Dal (United)
Lalu Prasad Yadav22 May 2004 to 22 May 2009Rashtriya Janata Dal
Mamata Banerjee22 May 2009 to 19 May 2011All India Trinamool Congress
Dinesh Trivedi12 July 2011 to 19 March 2012All India Trinamool Congress
Mukul Roy20 March 2012 to 22 September 2012All India Trinamool Congress
C.P. Joshi22 September 2012 to 28 October 2012Indian National Congress
Pawan Kumar Bansal29 October 2012 to 10 May 2013Indian National Congress
C.P. Joshi13 May 2013 to 14 June 2013Indian National Congress
Mallikarjun Kharge17 June 2013 to 26 May 2014Indian National Congress
D.V. Sadananda Gowda26 May 2014 to 9 November 2014Bharatiya Janata Party
Suresh Prabhu9 November 2014 to 3 September 2017Bharatiya Janata Party
Piyush Goyal3 September 2017 to 7 July 2021Bharatiya Janata Party
Ashwini Vaishnaw7 July 2021 to IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party

List of Ministers of State in the Ministry of Railways

Assisting the cabinet minister for railroads is the role of ministers of state. The names of all Indian ministers of state to date are shown below.

Name of the MinisterTenurePolitical Party
Manoj Sinha26th May 2014 to 30th May 2019Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajen Gohain5th July 2016 to 30th May 2019
Suresh Angadi30th May 2019 to 23rd September 2020
Raosaheb DanveJth July 2021 to Present
Darshana JardoshJth July 2021 to Present
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